When Zeus got angry he would kill his enemies with his thunderbolt.
This picture is from Cape Artemision, circa 460 B.C.
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Son of Cronus and Rhea. was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans. Rhea was the Titaness daughter of Uranus, the sky, and Gaia, the earth.
He is the ruler of all gods. He became ruler when they overthrew the Titans and imprisoned them in Tartarus. Him and his brothers divided up creation. Zeus ruled the sky, earth and Mount Olympus. Hades ruled the Underworld. Poseidon ruled the sea.
This picture shows Zeus with a thunderbolt and an eagle, which are two of his symbols.
Zeus was hidden from his father. His mother knew if Cronus found out that he’d swallow him as well. When he grew up, he forced his father to spit out his all of the children.
He married Hera, which is his sister. She was the goddess of women and marriage.
Zeus is the father of Aphrodite, according to the Iliad. Aphrodite was the goddess of love, beauty and fertility. She was a protectress of sailors, also.
Zeus was always seen with a thunderbolt, which he would use against his enemies. When he is forced to kill Odysseus’ men, he uses the thunderbolt to kill his men one by one.
Zeus is the brother of Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Hestia and Demeter. Poseidon is the god of the sea. Hades is the god of the underworld. Hera is the goddess of women and marriage. Hestia is the goddess of hearth, home and cooking. Demeter is the goddess of agriculture.
He is known to punish those that lie or break oaths. He is represented as the god of justice and mercy, the protector of the weak, and the punisher of the wicked.
Zeus is credited as the father of Greek heroes and the ancestor of many other Greeks.
Zeus is usually represented as an older, vigorous bearded man, but representations of him as a powerful young man also exist.
Made by a Greek sculptor named Phidias around 435 B.C.
I used colors of fire like red, orange, yellow and dark pink. I did this because Zeus was a god that had a bad temper. He killed his enemies. I think these colors resemble Zeus best.
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I used colors of fire like red, orange, yellow and dark pink. I did this because Zeus was a
god that had a bad temper. He killed his enemies. I think these colors resemble Zeus best.